Help identify 1940’s Omega

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Hello everyone,

This is a new to me watch. I bought it to wear, I’m trying to identify the CK number, it is not engraved on the case back. If possibly I want to locate an oe crystal.

Here is everything I know
Case diameter, not including crown
37.5 mm

Movement serial number
9346991

Case serial number
10043143

No case clamps or spring clamp. This design uses the case back to push on the dial, which intern pushes the dial against the main case, I’ve never seen this before. There are no gaskets or rubber bumpers or they’ve deteriorated away.

So I have two questions

1. Any help identifying the model number

2. Is there supposed to be a gasket or rubber bumper of some sort between the dial and case or dial and caseback?

The reason for question two
(With the watch fully assembled, I have some movement between the case and the dial if I shake the watch. Previous watchmaker have tried to bend little dimples in the case back that retains the dial.)


 
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I forgot to add this watch came from Argentina

There is a extremely small number on the caseback

It looks like MOOELE + DEPO5E

More pictures

 
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Empty screw holes at 5 and 10 (as your photo is oriented with the stem roughly at 6) are for case clamp screws or clips on this 30mm movement.
Argentina origin will make a model number difficult but the CK2186 had a 37.5 case diameter with the 30mm movement from about this time.

No gasket, no bumpers that I have seen from this time and putting dimples in the dial gives me shivers. Perhaps this was assembled/adapted in Argentina.

This listing shows case mounting in the CK 2186 and note the movement/case serial numbers are very close to yours.
 
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It looks close to the same design and timeline, but my caseback is much different. It is not possible to use the traditional 30T2 clamp screw holes with this case.

It is not the dial that was bent. It’s the case back inner edge.

 
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I'm the village idiot but we do have some wonderful experts and watchmakers here that I hope join in!
Good luck, I hope you can modify the case clamps somehow as opposed to bending the casebook.
 
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I'm the village idiot but we do have some wonderful experts and watchmakers here that I hope join in!
Good luck, I hope you can modify the case clamps somehow as opposed to bending the casebook.
No case screws nor clamps needed with this case design...
The movement sits in some sort of "tub" caseback - was an early attempt to protect against moisture and dust. Not uncommon.
The 2-part-case works like a box...
I have got 2 similar watches in my collection, but the more similar unfortunately without EoA, so I don´t know the ref-nr.
One I know for sure is ref 2105:

This is the caseback of ref 2105 with same construction features but the upper case part looks different to that of OP´s watch.

There are too many ref. of that era - you only would know for sure by an EoA which is not available any more.